Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK (FERN) IS THE FIRST AND ONLY INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT PRODUCES EXPLANATORY AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PUBLICATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESPECTED LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PUBLICATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESPECTED LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL CONTENT IN ITS AREA OF FOCUS AND EXECUTE ON ITS STRATEGIC GOALS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, FERN PRODUCED 43 EXPLANATORY OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS PUBLISHED WITH 12 OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE NATION, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, EATINGWELL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, TIME AND MANY OTHERS. TOPICS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED IN THEIR PUBLISHED WORK DURING THIS PERIOD WERE OCEANS AND WATER ISSUES, COVID-19 AND FOOD WORKERS, AND CLIMATE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD SYSTEM.
FERN'S AG INSIDER IS A DAILY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY PAID SUBSCRIPTION NEWS SERVICE. IT INCLUDES ORIGINAL REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND A DAILY SURVEY OF BREAKING NEWS IN THE AREAS OF FEDERAL AND STATE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY AS WELL AS RELATED CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS. THE PRODUCT IS AIMED AT AN AUDIENCE OF POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND FOOD INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES. FERN'S AG INSIDER PAID SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES INCLUDE:- A DEDICATED, PAYWALLED AG INSIDER MINI-SITE ON THE FERN WEBSITE- ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH REPORTING AND ANALYSIS- ARTICLES TAGGED AND VIEWABLE BY SUBJECT- A SEARCHABLE ARCHIVE OF ALL AG INSIDER REPORTING
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Thomas Laskawy | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $87,550 |
| Samuel Formartz | SECRETARY/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | 40 | $87,550 |
| Aileen Burdick | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Leslie Williams | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 12/19 | 5 | $0 |
| Lorraine Fontanes | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Susan West | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Daniel Pullman | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Nathaniel Brown | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Joanne Kelley | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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